Small firms and innovation policy in Japan / edited by Cornelia Storz.
This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation. Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some people argue that this reputation is misplaced. Contrary to earlier expectations, the USA rather than Japan emerged as the leader...
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| Superior document: | Routledge contemporary Japan series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge contemporary Japan series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation. Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some people argue that this reputation is misplaced. Contrary to earlier expectations, the USA rather than Japan emerged as the leader in the biotech industries in the 1990s, and also many small firms in Japan supply only a few - or just one - other company, thereby limiting their view of the marketplace and the commercial opportunities within it. Despite the increase of international patents, international scientific cit |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1134207522 1280290358 9786610290352 0203027892 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Cornelia Storz. |